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Full Schedule

  • Friday, November 6, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    GCQ Editorial Board Meeting (Invitation Only)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Access and Representation in Gifted Education: A National Empirical Study
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Advanced AI Prompt Engineering for Differentiation in Gifted Education
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Advanced Learning: An Essential Yet Often Missing Component of MTSS
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Before Identification: Designing Math Classrooms That Surface Advanced Thinking
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Building Bridges for Gifted Learners: Leadership Models for District-Parent Partnerships
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Centering Strengths: Helping Multiracial/Multicultural Gifted Learners Thrive Globally
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coding to Construct: Using Computational Thinking to Enhance Engineering Activities
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 1: Building a Curriculum Development Pipeline: Using an AI-Powered Rubric for Developing, Adapting, and Strengthening Curriculum for Gifted Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 10: Designing Rigorous Academic Pathways for Advanced Math Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 2: Building on Diversity - Creating Programming With Local Norms
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 3: Building Schoolwide Buy-In For Gifted Programs
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 4: Parents as Partners: Fostering Connections with a Gifted Parent Community
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 5: Empowered to Lead: 2e Students as Partners, Mentors, and Co-Facilitators
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 6: Beyond Achievement Scores: Seeing the Whole Learner Through Universal Screening
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 7: Grow Your Own Gifted Gurus: Building In-House Expertise for Lasting Equity
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 8: The Playbook for Brilliant Communities: Games, Meet-Ups, and Equity in Action
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtable 9: Curriculum Scavenger Hunt: Using Your Resources to Differentiate for Advanced Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Coordinator Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Do Strong K–8 Advanced Education Policies Open Up a More Diverse Pipeline in High School?
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Early Entrance to Kindergarten: Research‑Based Guidance for Educators and Families
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Experiences of New and Returning Students in Multicultural Talent Development Summer Camps
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Finding & Supporting High-Achieving MLLs: Strategies & Sources for Educators & Supporters
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Friction Over Fast: Rethinking Rigor in Secondary Honors Instruction
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Gifted May Not Mean Easy: Exploring Central Auditory Processing Disorder and Giftedness
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Increasing Equity: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Closing the Opportunity Gap
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtables
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Maximize your Mandate with Equity-Driven Professional Learning Principles
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Preparing Future Thinkers: Cultivating Curiosity, Creativity, and Connection
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    To Be Young, Gifted, and ____: Celebrating Cultural Genius, Resilience, and Legacy
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Using Automatic Enrollment to Improve Access to Advanced Math Classes
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    What Comes After Phonics Mastery? Science of Reading for Advanced Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 1: Little Voices, Big Impact: Building Confidence, Purpose, and Leadership Through Storytelling
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 10: Career Imagineers: The Job Fair of the Future
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 11: Using Teacher Clarity to Increase Rigor and Reduce Anxiety for Gifted Learners
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 12: Addressing Presentation Assumptions We Have About Gifted Students
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 13: Logical Thinking for Advanced Learning
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 14: The Design & Implementation of Performance Tasks
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 15: Middle School Students Lead STEM-Based Freshwater Conservation Through Community Action
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 16: Low Floor, High Ceiling Questions for Heterogeneous Classrooms
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 17: Multilingual & Gifted: Bridging the Services Gap
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 2: Operation Efficiency: Leveling up our Subtraction Superpowers
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 3: Calming the Chaos with High Impact Creativity Bursts for Overstimulated Minds
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 4: Math Club: Supporting Gifted Learners and Expanding Identification
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 5: Math Extensions using Bridges and Beast Academy
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 6: Connect the Dots: Teaching Gifted Learners to Think Beyond the Lesson
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 7: Choose It, Use It, Defend It: Student Agency in Action
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 8: Sequencing a Mystery Timeline
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Lesson Roundtable - Lesson Roundtable 9: User Guide to Me!
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    A League of Their Own: Scouting and Coaching Our Youngest All-Stars
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    A Systems Approach to Acceleration: Honoring Academic Readiness and Child Development
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    An MTSS Approach to Cultivating Psycho-Social Skills for Talent Development and Wellbeing
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Beyond the First Answer: Promoting Intellectual Engagement
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Bright, Rigid, and Misunderstood: Female Asperger's Hidden in the Refrigerator Mother Myth
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Discourse in Action: Elevating Classroom Conversations for Equity and Excellence
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    From Identification to Impact: Ensuring Gifted Students Receive Real Services
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Get BOOKED The Power of Podcasting to Spark the JOY of Reading within Classrooms and Community
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Grounded Minds: Nature, Regulation, and Gifted Engagement
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Making Cluster Grouping Work: Systems, Supports, and Sustainability
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Making the Most of the Map! Adding Levels of Challenge to Concept Maps
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Modern Muckrakers: Transforming Gifted Intensity into Global Stewardship
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    One Task, Multiple Paths: Low-Floor/High-Ceiling Math to Reach All Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Parenting Bright Minds with Complex Needs: Parent Concerns in Gifted and 2e Families
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Searching for Talent: Building Programs Focused on Retention and Inclusivity
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Student Voice Center Stage: The Power of a Gifted and Talented Student Expo
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    The Gift of Self: Proven Strategies to Develop and Enhance Self-Concept in Gifted Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Using Queer Theory and Identity Formation Models to Re-Examine LGBTQ+ Gifted Youth in Schools
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    Using Strength-Based Indexes of the WISC-V for Gifted and Twice Exceptional Identification
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM CT
    Big Thinking Starts Small: Why Constraints Kickstart Creativity
  • 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM CT
    I Have a Good Question: Now What?
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Advanced Learning Starts Here: Growing High Potential in the General Education Setting
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Advanced Standards in Gifted Educator Preparation
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Bridging the Divide: Digital Acceleration and Equity in Remote Indigenous Communities
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Brilliance is Bilingual
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Developing Educator Allyship for Gifted, LGBTQ+ Youth
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Equitable Access to Math Pathways: Compacting and Acceleration in Elementary
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    From “Yes, We Can” to “It’s Not Enough”
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    From Data to Decisions: Practical Dashboards for Identification and Program Evaluation
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    From Research to Real Use: Developing and Piloting a Gifted Identification Toolkit
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    I Clicked One Link and Lost an Afternoon: Constructing Curiosity-Fueled Creativity
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Inquiry Without Overwhelm: Using NotebookLM to Scaffold Depth for Gifted and 2E Learners
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Literacy Strategies for Gifted and Accelerated Readers
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Place Matters: Talent Development Practices and Gifted Identification in Rural Settings
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Preparing Artistically Gifted Students for the Future: Postsecondary Education and Careers
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    The Gifted Girl’s Gambit: Nurturing Whole‑Self Flourishing in Gifted Girls
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    The Importance of Gifted Students’ Social Experiences to Their Mental Health
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    The Scientist’s Apprenticeship: A K-5 Pathway Using Specialized STEM Units
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Three Non-Negotiables for Schools Promoting Talent Development
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Trust Your Teammates: Building Collaborative Mindsets in Gifted Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Acceleration in Practice: How Districts Make Flexible Pathways Work
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Creative play unplugged: Off-screen solving for gifted learners
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Critical Rolls and Safe Spaces: Dungeons & Dragons Clubs for Queer Students
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Finding What Matters: Helping Gifted Learners Pursue a Meaningful Life
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    From Blueprint to Classroom: Hands-On Unit Design for Gifted Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    From Local to Global: A Classroom Framework for Global Perspectives in Gifted Education
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    From Theory to Practice: Scaling Naglieri General Ability Tests (NGAT) in Denver Schools
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Hidden Struggles, High Potential: Building Resilience in Gifted Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Improving Gifted Education Access by Addressing Barriers Before Testing Begins
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Math Acceleration in a Same-Time Block
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    No More Lip Service: Liberatory Education and the Gifted Learner
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Overexcitability Reconsidered: Domestication of a Developmental Theory
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Perfectionism: Connecting Home, Child and School
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Seeing Potential in Motion: Dynamic Assessment Through a Developmental Lens
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Strengths, Struggles, and Stories: Listening to Twice-Exceptional Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Supporting Gifted Students to See Themselves as STEM People: Practical Strategies
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Using Community Partnerships to Identify and Develop Gifted Talent in BIPOC Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    What Makes Honors Different? A Framework for Honors Courses
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    When Gifted Isn’t Optional but Resources Are: Leading Programs That Last
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CT
    Wired to Move, Built to Think: Using Movement to Deepen Gifted Learning
  • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CT
    Lunch on Your Own (Concessions Available in Exhibit Hall)
  • 12:10 PM - 1:00 PM CT
    Network Meetings
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    A Report from Filling the Gap: Universal Educator Preparation in Gifted Education
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Curating Excellence: Using Long-Term Strengths-Based Portfolios
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Designing for Depth: Challenging Readers to Think Deeper
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Effective Advocacy for Parents and Educators: Advancing Gifted Policy in Illinois
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Failing Forward: Teaching Gifted Kids How to Crash Safely
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Feedback on Feedback: Maximizing Productive Struggle with Strategic Unhelpfulness
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    From Fragmentation to Field: Advancing Twice-Exceptional Education
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    From Ticket to Takeoff: Why Entry Design Matters in Gifted Programs
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Gifted in Middle School: Connecting Neuro-knowledge to Classroom Practice
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    If Gifted Kids Finish Faster, You Didn’t Differentiate with ThinkAI
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Increasing Opportunities for Gifted Musicians Through Differentiated Instruction
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Insights from The Talent Development Mega Model for K-12 Gifted Identification and Services
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Lessons from a Forest School: A Case Study
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Mi Primer Idioma es Español:A Systematic Review of Gifted Access for Multilingual Students
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Nurturing Brilliance and Complexity: A Case Study of a 3e Student’s Growth
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Talent Spotting Every Day: Using Teacher Noticing to Uncover Potential in Diverse Classrooms
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    The Power of Curiosity for Brain Health, Cultural Connections and Creativity
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Thinking on Purpose: K–2 Thinking Curriculum for Talent Development and Identification
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Unlocking Thinking: Escape Rooms & Puzzles for Creative Problem Solvers
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
    Your homegrown identification tools aren’t helping, they’re harming your goals
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Featured Session: Creating a Culture for High Expectations and Rigor
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Featured Session: Student Centered For Student Success
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    NAGC Talks: Literacy Lightning Round: What Educators of Gifted Children Need to Know
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    NAGC Talks: Try This Tomorrow: Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: Looking Back, Planning Ahead: 50+ Years of Gifted Education in Wisconsin
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: Recognizing Black Excellence, Rewriting Narratives: Insight from Jenkins Scholars, 2014-Present
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: Reimagining Gifted Education Through Cultural Ways of Knowing
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    Signature Session: The Future of Advanced Education and Talent Development: A Panel Discussion
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CT
    Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    Get to Know Your Networks & SIGS
  • 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    NAGC Business Meeting
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
    NAGC Party